GEOGRAPHY/Rivers(2)

erosion

wearing away of land in a river

transportation

movement of bedload ina river

deposition

dropping of material when energy decreases

plunge pool

at deep pool at waterfall base

meander

a large bend in a river

river cliff

a steep bank on outer bend

slip -off slope

depositional inner bend feature

floodplain

flat areas either side of a river that floods

river management

human actions to control rivers and prevent flooding

levee

raised banks made from depositon on each side of the river channel

hard engineering

man-made flood defences such as dams

soft engineering

natural flood control mehtods such as washlands